Irregular Comparisons. Adverbs refer to a verb, adjective or adverb and answer how, when, where. Here are some sample sentences to show you how they work. If you hover your mouse arrow over the speaker icon you can hear the sentence spoken.

Gaeilge (Gaoluinn)	Béarla	Éist
An bhfuil na húlla so níos daoire ná na cinn sin?	Are these apples dearer than those?
Sin iad na cinn is daoire.	Those are the dearest.
Is í Máire an cailín is áille ar an mbaile.	Mary is the prettiest girl in the village.
Cé acu an garsún is cliste?	Which of them is the cleverest boy?
Is é Peadar an té is cliste acu, ach tá Seosamh beagnach chomh cliste leis.	Peter is the cleverest of them, but Joseph is almost as clever as he.
Tá crann is aoirde ná é sin sa ghairdín seo againn-ne.	There is a higher tree than that in our garden.
Caithfidh an tiománaí bheith níos cúramaí ar an mbóthar istoíche ná mar a bheadh sé sa lá.	The driver must be more careful at night than he would be by day.
Bím-se cúramach i gcónaí.	I am always careful.
Táim ag imeacht go tapaidh anois, ach tá radharc maith agam ar an mbóthar.	I am going fast now, but I have a good view of the road.
Chuamair isteach sa tigh i gcóir an dinnéir agus d’fhanamair istigh leath-uair an chloig.	We went into the house to dinner and stayed inside for half an hour.
Thánamair amach ansan agus d’fhanamair amuigh go tráthnóna.	We came out then and stayed outside till evening.
Raghaidh sí i n-airde an staighre chun na seomraí a ghlanadh, agus beidh sí tamall thuas.	She will go upstairs to clean the rooms, and she will be a while above.
Tiocfaidh sí anuas ansan, agus fanfaidh sí thíos.	She will come down then and stay below.
Rith soir go dtí an tobar agus tabhair leat anoir buicéad uisce.	Run east to the well and bring back a bucket of water.
Nuair a bhíos ag dul siar an bóthar, do bhí an sagart ag teacht aniar im choinnibh.	When I was going west along the road, the priest was coming towards me.
Tá siúcra níos saoire anois ná mar a bhí sí anuraidh.	Sugar is cheaper now than it was last year.
An bhfuil Tomás níos aoirde ná Máire?	Is Tom taller than Mary?
Is é Mícheál an té is aoirde acu.	Michael is the tallest of them.
Déanfaidh Seán an obair go maith, ach is fearr a dhéanfaidh Mícheál é.	John will do the work well, but Michael will do it better.
Deineann Maighréad a cuid ceachtanna níos cúramaí ná mar a dheineann a deirfiúr iad.	Margaret does her lessons more carefully than her sister.
An bhfuilir-se chomh leisciúil led’ dheartháir?	Are you as lazy as your brother?
Ní fhéachann an garsún so chomh láidir lena charaid.	This boy does not look as strong as his friend.
Is é Séamas an té is láidre (treise) dhíobh go léir.	James is the strongest of them all.
D’fhreagraíos chomh maith is d’fhéadas.	I answered as well as I could.
An bhfuil an scian san níos géire ná an ceann so?	Is that knife sharper than this one?
Is teo an sáile ná an fíor-uisce.	Sea-water is warmer than spring-water.
Is giorra an bóthar soir ná an bóthar siar.	The road eastwards is shorter than the road westwards.
Is trioma an t-ardán ná an t-ísleán.	The high ground is drier than the low ground.
Nuair a bhíomair ag dul i n-airde an staighre, do bhí Séamas ag teacht anuas.	When we were going upstairs, James was coming down.
Is mó Baile Átha Cliath ná Corcaigh. Tá Baile Átha Cliath níos mó ná Corcaigh.	Dublin is larger than Cork.
Is lú an domhan ná an ghrian. Tá an domhan níos lú ná an ghrian.	The world is smaller than the sun.
Is sia (faide) an tSionainn ná an Bhóinn. Tá an tSionainn níos sia (faide) ná an Bhóinn.	The Shannon is longer than the Boyne.
Is crua an t-iarann ná an t-ór. Tá an t-iarann níos crua ná an t-ór.	Iron is harder than gold.
Is troime an t-uisce ná an t-aer. Tá an t-uisce níos troime ná an t-aer.	Water is heavier than air.
Is treise an tarbh ná an fear. Tá an tarbh níos treise ná an fear.	The bull is stronger than the man.
Is cliste an cailín ná an garsún. Tá an cailín níos cliste ná an garsún.	The girl is more clever than the boy.
Is doimhne an fharraige ná an loch. Tá an fharraige níos doimhne ná an loch.	The sea is deeper than the lake.

 

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